IBM Cell/B.E. University Challenge 2007 OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Open to college and university students in the
fifty states of the United States and the District of Columbia, Canada(Excluding
Quebec), and Brazil 18 years of age and older.
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Registration Web site: In order to enter this contest,
you must be 18 years of age or older and a college student as described in
Rule #5. The contest offers two challenges with an option to participate in
either of the two with separate prizes awarded for each challenge. There is
no requirement to participate in Challenge 1 before entering Challenge 2.
Students may access the Registration Web site
on or after February 5, 2007.
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Challenge 1[Cell/B.E. Trivia]: To compete in Challenge 1, the
student must take an on-line quiz which can be accessed at the Registration
Web site. Challenge 1 is open from February 5, 2007 12:00 AM Eastern Time
until March 31, 2007 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
Students must follow all
instructions and complete the quiz in its entirety by answering all
questions correctly. Once a student passes the quiz, he or she cannot take
the quiz again. Students who do not answer all questions correctly the first
time may continue to submit responses until the Challenge 1 deadline.
The first 300 students to answer all questions correctly will be awarded a
t-shirt. Once the Contest sponsor has received 300 quizzes with correct
answers to all questions, a notice will be posted on the Web site. After
that time, and until March 31, 2007, students may still take the quiz,
however, they will not receive a t-shirt when answering all questions
correctly.
- Challenge 2[Top Innovator]: To compete in Challenge 2,
students must write a software program in one of the categories listed
below. Challenge 2 entries may be submitted starting February 05,
2007, and must be received by the Contest sponsor no later than
July 5, 2007 at ET 11:59 PM. Participation in Challenge 2
requires downloading and installing the IBM Cell Broadband Engine Software Development Kit and
IBM Full-System System
Simulator for Cell Broadband Engine™(Cell/B.E.) on their system.
The software is available at:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/power/cell/.
Refer to the following web site for system requirements:
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/cellsw/requirements.
Challenge 2 categories are as follows:
Application Solution Category - Application-oriented solutions where Cell/B.E.
Processor is the main enabling technology. Examples of application sectors
include but are not limited to:
- Seismic applications
- Financial Services
- Medical Imaging
- Electronic Design and Automation
- Content Creation
- Visualization and Management
- Digital Video Surveillance
- Computational Biology and medicine
- High Performance Computing
- Simulation
Cell B.E. Based Operating System Category - Heterogeneous multi-core system
software technology that enables Cell/B.E. Processor resources to be used and
managed effectively. Some examples include but are not limited to:
- Kernel extension
- Process scheduling
- Cluster Scalability and system management
- Real-time servic
Programmability Category - Concepts and implementations that enable the Cell/B.E.
programmer to efficiently map workloads to the heterogeneous multi-core
architecture of Cell/B.E. Processor. Some examples include but are not
limited to:
- Emerging Computational Model
- Programming models and frameworks
- Languages
- Development tools - Debugger/Profiler/Language Compiler and translators
- Portability tools
Challenge 2 entries must include:
1) a 1-2 page high level description of the code and its attributes
2) submission of a proof-of-concept code including binaries
3) any other supporting materials - additional specifications or detailed
documentation
All entries must be compiled and tested using the Cell/B.E. SDK and the
corresponding Cell/B.E. System Simulator. Refer to the Registration Web site for
details.
All submissions will be acknowledged by e-mail. Entries will be judged by a
panel of qualified judges (described in Rule #4) beginning on or about
July
6, 2007. The winners will be the entrants receiving the highest scores based
on a uniformly applied point system as follows:
1. maximum of 60 points for innovation
2. maximum of 45 points for performance
3. maximum of 35 points for scalability
4. maximum of 30 points for applicability for real world applications
5. maximum of 30 points for clarity and documentation
6. maximum of 25 points for usability
In the event of a tie, the winner(s) will be the entrant(s) receiving the
highest scores for innovation. If there is still a tie, the winner(s) will
be the entrant(s) receiving the highest scores for performance, except in
Wisconsin, where duplicate prizes will be awarded.
Upon conclusion of Challenge 2, the winners of Challenge 2 will be given
remote access by the Contest sponsor to Cell/B.E. Blade technology, and will be
invited to optimize their winning code submissions, at their option. Remote
access to the Cell/B.E. Blade technology will be available to the Challenge 2
winners through October 30, 2007.
- Judges: The panel of judges will be comprised of
members of the academic community, IBM technical experts as well as
IBM Business Partners. Judges'
decisions are final in all matters relating to the contest.
To avoid
conflicts of interest, judges who are employed at universities will not
review or judge entries submitted by students of the university at which the
judge is employed.
- Eligibility: Contest is open to undergraduate/graduate/PhD.
students who are enrolled full-time or part-time at a two-, three-, or
four-year accredited college or university in the
U.S.,
Canada (excluding
Quebec) and Brazil. Each student may submit
one entry only in Challenge 2 of the contest. Proof of academic enrollment
may be required. Employees of IBM, Einson Freeman, Inc. and judges of "Cell/B.E.
University Challenge 2007"; and the immediate family members and household
members of each are not eligible to enter the contest.
- Submissions:
The contest will be conducted in English and all submissions must be in
English. Code submissions are limited to the following programming
languages: C, C++.
Submissions should be accompanied by documentation
specifying the development environment details (hardware platform, operating
system and version, programming language, version, IDE, etc).
In addition,
any shared libraries which are required should be specified explicitly. Any
required platform libraries should be freely available. Contest judges will
not purchase any development environments or libraries for the purpose of
evaluating entries.
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Challenge 1 Prizes (300): One t-shirt will be awarded to each of the first three
hundred students to answer all Cell B.E. Trivia questions correctly.
Approximate Retail Value: $15.00 USD, each. No cash value or substitutions of the prizes except by
Contest sponsor.
Challenge 2 Prizes (4): A total of 4 Challenge 2 prizes will be awarded.
The actual prizes awarded will differ based upon a student’s geography and whether
they qualify for the Grand Prize, Second Place Prize, Third Place Prize, or Fourth Place Prize.
Challenge 2 Fourth Place Prize (1): One Prize will be awarded to the student
whose entry receives the 4th highest score.
Challenge 2 Third Place Prize (1): One Prize will be awarded to the student whose entry
receives the 3rd highest score.
Challenge 2 Second Place Prize (1): One Prize will be awarded to the student whose entry
receives the 2nd highest score.
Challenge 2 Grand Prize (1): One Grand Prize will be awarded to the student whose entry
receives the highest score.
The following Challenge 2 prizes are for winning students in the U.S. and Canada(excluding Quebec):
Challenge 2 Fourth Place Prize: $2,500 USD
Challenge 2 Third Place Prize : $5,000 USD
Challenge 2 Second Place Prize: $7,500 USD
Challenge 2 Grand Prize: $10,000 USD
The following Challenge 2 prizes are for winning students in Brazil:
Challenge 2 Fourth Place Prize: 1 ThinkCentre M52 [Pentium 2.8GHz,
Cache L2: 2x1MB, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD, DVD-ROM 16X, Gigabit Ethernet, Monitor
TFT 15 inches - Lenovo L152, Lenovo Memory Key 256Mb USB 2.0] (8212G4P00)
Approx. retail value: $2,407.84 USD
Challenge 2 Third Place Prize: 1 Notebook ThinkPad T60 (1951AB5SM)[Intel
Core Duo 1.66 GHz, Cache L2:2MB, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD, Fax/Modem V.90 56K,
Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo, Extended 9 Cells Batery
LI-Ion]
Approx. retail value: $4,815.68 USD
Challenge 2 Second Place Prize: 1 ThinkPad Series X Tablet (6363A7PSM)[Intel
Core Duo 1.83 GHz, Cache L2:2MB, 4GB RAM, 80GB HD ,Gigabit Ethernet,
Fax/Modem V.90 56K, Fingerprint Reader, Bluetooth, Wireless, Portable USB
2.0 DVD Recorder, Wireless Mouse and Keyboard],
1 Portable External HDD 40Gb USB 2.0 Iomega
Approx. retail value: $7,223.52 USD
Challenge 2 Grand Prize: 1 ThinkPad Series X Tablet (6363A7PSM)
[Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz, Cache L2:2MB, 4GB RAM, 80GB HD ,Gigabit Ethernet,
Fax/Modem V.90 56K, Fingerprint Reader, Bluetooth, Wireless, Portable USB
2.0 DVD Recorder, Wireless Mouse and Keyboard], 1 Webcam Live Motion
Titanium (Creative Labs), 1 DigiMemo A502 - Eletronic Notepad, 1 Portable Wi-Fi Router 3Com 802.11b/g,
1 SD Card Imation 1Gb, 1 Compact-Flash Dane-Elec 1Gb, 1 iPod Video 30Gb, 1 Palm Tungsten TX
Approx. retail value: $9,631.36 USD
Taxes on all prizes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the prize winners, except for prizes
awarded in Brazil for Challenge 2 winners(if any), where the taxes are included in the retail
value of the merchandise.
By accepting prizes, winners agree to release and hold
harmless IBM and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies and each
of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, including but
not limited to Einson Freeman, Inc. (the “Contest Parties”), from any and
all liability, loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection
with winners’ participation in this Contest, or with respect to awarding,
receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize, or participation in the
Contest or in prize-related activities.
BY ACCEPTING PRIZES, WINNERS
EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CONTEST PARTIES HAVE NEITHER MADE, NOR ARE IN
ANY MANNER RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR
GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO PRIZE.
Except
where prohibited by applicable law, by accepting prize, winners consent to
the use of their name, likeness, and biographical information for
advertising and promotional purposes worldwide without limitations and
without additional compensation.
- Notification: Recipients of t-shirts in Challenge 1
will be notified immediately upon passing the quiz and will be required to
provide shipping address and verification of eligibility. Challenge 2
winners will be notified via email on or about September 05, 2007
and will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and
release of liability/publicity within 7 days of notification (except where
prohibited) or prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate
winner on the basis of the criteria set forth herein. Incomplete
registration information for Challenge 1 or 2 will void eligibility for the
contest.
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Licensing: By submitting entries in Challenge 2, the
entrant agrees to license his or her code under any of the OSI approved
licenses, all of which are available on
www.opensource.org.
Further, the entrant agrees to post his or her code on
www.sourceforge.org and provide IBM a link to the
posted code.
Entries must be entrant’s own original creations, must
not infringe on third party rights, must not have won previous awards, must
not have been posted on another Web site prior to submission and must be
suitable for publication.
Entrants must complete and submit the
Certificate of Originality, which must be reviewed and approved, prior to
the entry being considered. Winners may be
required to sign an additional affidavit/license (except where prohibited)
to this effect.
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Sponsor: Contest Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or
suspend the contest at Contest Sponsor’s discretion, including for reasons
such as viruses, bugs or other causes beyond Contest Sponsor’s control
corrupting the administration, security, or proper judging of the contest.
If Contest Sponsor detects harmful system activity, harmful network
activity, or use of the systems for activity beyond the scope of the
contest, Contest Sponsor reserves the right to remove system resources or to
eliminate a student from the contest.
Contest Sponsor and its authorized
submission site provider are not responsible for technical failures of any
kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or
disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software, failure of
any e-mail or entry to be received by July 5, 2007 on
account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at
any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an
entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from
playing or down loading any material in the promotion.
Submission of an entry constitutes your acceptance of the official
rules of the contest. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared
invalid if they are illegible, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged,
falsified, altered or tampered with in any way. Entrants agree to abide by
the Contest Rules and the decisions of the independent judging panel, which
are final.
Any
attempt to deliberately damage any web site or to undermine the legitimate
operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and
should such an attempt be made, IBM reserves the right to seek remedies and
damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Winner Information: For a list of winners, visit the
Cell/B.E. Web site
after
September 06, 2007, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
IBM Cell/B.E.
University Challenge 2007,
P.O. Box 151, Edgewater, NJ
07020, to be received no later than August 11, 2007.
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